As the COVID pandemic rages on and businesses are struggling to get back to normal. What guidelines do we use to keep our employees safe and avoid mis-steps?
Here is an article that highlights the recommendations from The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA has been proactive in issuing guidelines that address the various elements that may affect your industry. This is important as “one-size-fits-all solutions might not work for everyone”. For example, the author reminds employers that if they have to conduct temperature checks and store the readings, these may constitute medical records under OSHA and subject to stringent retention timeframes. The issue of PPE is also addressed. From time to time, we hear of companies that can’t afford to provide workers with PPE. OSHA’s guidance is very clear on this point: if PPE is needed to do the job and it is not available, the job cannot be safely done and must be discontinued.